Breathing (part 3 of 4)
When do you refer a child with breathing difficulty to the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit? What settings should you use for the ventilator, to avoid causing harm? These questions are discussed with...
View ArticleCervical Spine Assessment in Children
Neck Injuries in kids are fortunately quite uncommon, but the assessment of a child with a potential cervical spine injury remains stressful and challenging. No-one wants to miss a broken neck…...
View ArticleClearing the Paediatric C-Spine
Excluding a broken neck or a spinal cord injury: can be tricky. We know what to do when there is an obvious bony, ligamentous or cord injury… but do you want to be the one who takes responsibility to...
View ArticleKiddy Tox
Fortunately for us, younger kids are less dedicated in their efforts to harm themselves with a variety of poisons… On the other hand, their sneaky inventiveness knows no bounds, when it comes to...
View ArticleHeadaches in kids
Pediatric Emergency Departments see a few children a day with headache. So how do we pick out the serious ones? In this “noggin-cast” we explore the causes of headache, including Primary headache like...
View ArticleConstipation in Kids
The Silent Giant. The Big Brown Elephant in the room: Constipation… Does it make you want to run and hide? Or leave it for someone else to sort out? Join us for a structured approach to the diagnosis...
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